Full Report for Listed Buildings


Summary Description of a Listed Buildings


Reference Number
3192
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
13/10/1966  
Date of Amendment
08/04/1997  
Name of Property
Pont Rhyd-y-Dyfrgi  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Conwy  
Community
Ysbyty Ifan  
Town
 
Locality
 
Easting
284849  
Northing
351376  
Street Side
 
Location
Spans the border between the Bro Garmon and Ysbyty Ifan communities.  

Description


Broad Class
Transport  
Period
 

History
Imposing triple-arched road bridge apparently built in 1788.  

Exterior
Approximately 30m long with 5m wide flat carriageway. Rubble construction with natural rock foundations, forming irregular cutwaters to both up-and downstream sides. Segmental arches, that to the centre wider and higher than those flanking; roughly-dressed voussoirs with archrings and flat, dividing pilasters. Plain stringcourse below slab-coped parapets, with splayed northern approaches and square, coped terminating piers.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Listed as a fine example of a late C18 vernacular 3-span bridge.  

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